The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) scheduled its advanced pump and slurry course named “Slurry Transport in Dredging and Wet Mining” for May 19-22, 2014, in their training facilities in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. In this advanced, 4-day training, emphasis will be put on the hydraulic transp
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, recently posted the Draft Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dallas Floodway Project for public review. Modifications to the existing Dallas Floodway Project were authorized in the Water Resources Developme
The second DredgDikes conference will be held in Gdansk, Poland, 5-6 June 2014, and will be devoted to recent developments in flood protection. Particular emphasis will be put on the application of the new materials (including anthropogenic ones), improved geo-engineering technologies for increased
Italdraghe, the long-standing Italian dredger builder, will participate at the 29th edition of Samoter in Verona, from 8-11 May, 2014. This event will focus on many different topics: from sustainability, the cornerstone of the event, to innovations involving earth-moving machinery, by conferences. E
The seminar on the mechanisms for implementation of investment projects in seaports has been hold an the Port of Nikolaev on April 3-4. Experts from the Ports of Nikolaev, Kherson, specialized seaport of Oktiabrsk and “Delta-pilot” branch attended the seminar-discussion. Features of the existing leg
DSC Dredge LLC, a world leader in customized dredging solutions, is hosting its 10th annual Dreducation™ Class, taught by industry expert Charles Johnson, on Friday, June 13, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. in New Orleans, LA. This class is industry-specific but not brand-specific, and is open to the general pub
The 21st World Dredging Congress & Exhibition WODCON XXI will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami, FL, from June 13-17, 2016. WODCON XXI will bring together expert representatives of manufacturers, universities, research institutes, consultants, public authorities and contractors working in
The 2014 WEDA Midwest Chapter meeting will be held on April 9th and 11th, 2014 in Cincinnati, OH at the Millennium Hotel in downtown Cincinnati. Topics of this meeting will include sediment investigation, environmental and navigational dredging, shoreline protection and restoration, sediment managem
CARIS will attend at the upcoming Canadian Hydrographic Conference (CHC) which will be held April 15-17, 2014 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. During the conference CARIS will run a half day workshop on the Wednesday afternoon focusing on the use and management of bathymetric data with CARIS Bat
MED PORTS 2014 is the biggest annual Container Ports and Terminal Operations Exhibition and Conference event for the Mediterranean region – now in its 2nd successful year. The 2nd MED PORTS 2014 will take place for the first time in Marrakech, Morocco, at the luxurious 5 star Kenzi Farah Hotel, Marr
Port Development Forum (March 25-26, 2014, Shanghai, China) will be hosted by Dalian Maritime University Shipping & Port Research Institution. Over 150 delegates from ports authorities and operators, famous shipping liners, hi-tech providers, port designers and engineers, financial institutions, equ
In addition to the upcoming DREDGING SUMMIT & EXPO 2014, June 15-18 in Toronto, Canada, the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will hold a short course named “Responsible Design of Dredging Projects”. This will be an educational course about the practical aspects of conducting dredging in a respons
The Coasts and Marine Structures conference will take place in Brisbane on 18 & 19 March 2014. Topics that will be addressed include: – Strategic Approach to Ports Masterplan from a Governmental Perspective; – Perspectives of Investments in the Oil & Gas Sector and Infrastructural Challenges; – Best
The MacArtney Group will showcase a number of new underwater technology products and solutions for the ocean science, oil and gas, dredging and diving industries at the 2014 edition of the Oceanology International exhibition (11-13 March, ExCeL Exhibition and Convention Centre, London). These additi
